Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1887-04-28
Cleaning Carpets.

an axe handle. and which terminates in
Il good number Of light. whip-like
shoots. y beech branch will sometimes
be found. which will answer the purpose
1t must be trimmed up,and every twig.
knot or roughuess be removed which
could catch in the threads and tear the
carpet OF course the ilatter the upper
part is the better, as more of the whips
will strike at the same time. TO clean
the carpet. hang it over a line placed so
high that the lower edge will clear the
ground. Take the big whip III both
hands and strike a strong, quick blow.
y cloud Of dust will lily from the whole
space struck. yet the blow will not APP
pear to make very much impression on
on the carpet itself. The ends Of the
branch have divided the force of the
blow among themselves and each one
has made a sharp, quick stroke like that
of Il riding whip.
Feeding Bees in May.
Large quantities Of brood are reared
this month, and after the red buds Of the
soft maple have put forth their heads
there will be plenty of natural pollen
for the bees to gather. II there are no
naples or willows in your vicinity. take
some unbolted rye-hour, mix it with
saw-dust or cut straw, and set in sun
ny corner, sheltered from the wind,
when if the bees require it, they will
carry it freely. In localities where there
is honey in the blossoms at this season
the bees will gather it very rapidly and
the more honey they get the faster the
stock increases Where there are not
enough honey-producing flowers. by all
means feed. at the entrance. say about
a gill of hot feed every night. BY feeding
thus. your stocks will increase very ra-
pidly. and when the honey commences
To flow, you will have strong stocks to
gather it. Again. should there be honey
in the blossoms, and cold. rainy wealth
er set in. feed as above, for should the
weather continue cold, the bees would
naturally commence to destroy the
work already accomplished, by tearing
out and destroying the Matching brood
If You keep your bees for increase alone
feed them every night. and continue to
do SO until honey can be gathered in
abundance.
Gardening under Difficulties.
The Chinese are very Industrious
people. and nothing is allowed to go to
waste that can possibly be utilized. AS
the Empire of China is the largest on
the globe, and contains nearly half OF
the entire number of the human race
the necessity of economy is very appar-
ent. They not only cultivate the land
but all of the lakes, ponds and marshes
are gardens in which aquatic plants
suitable for food are largely raised
Among these the water chestnut is pre-
eminent. and is said to be of very pal
atable and wholesome nature. In a
narrative of Lord Macartney's Embas-
sy to China, it is related that his lord.
ships attendants, in passing through a
part of that empire saw a man cultiva
ting the side of precipice, and, on ex
animation, they found he had rope
fastened around his waist. which was
secured at the top of the mountain, and
by which he let himself down to any
part of the precipice where few yards
of available ground gave him encour-
agement to plant his vegetables and his
corn. The whole of the cultivated
spots. which were at some distance
from each other, appeared to be not
more than half an acre. and near the bot
tom Of the precipice,on hillock, he haC
| q little hut, where he supported wife
and several children in this hazartlou:
manner.--American Agriculturist.
The Mlschevious Cut-worms.
Some of them ascend trees. shrubs
and other plants in their destructive
work. while most of them coniine theil
operations to the surface, and work
their miscief by cutting off young
and tender plants even with the
ground. Their work is done at night
and as daylight approaches, they hide
themselves in holes i'm the ground. Cab
bage when first set out, and lettuce anC
other plants of the garden, up to squash
es, and other plants of the farm, are
attacked by them. Growing muskmel-
ons and watermelons for Northern
markets. is now an important industry
in the Southern States, especially with
in easy reach of the shipping ports
| some hundreds of acres being occupied
by watermelons alone. The grower OF
melons, as well as of cabbages, etc.
| finds that his greatest obstacle to sue
cess is i'm the attacks of Cut worms.
| Various devices have been proposed to
ward off their attacks, but among these
none appears to be so sensible, or sc
effective, as that devised by Doctor A.
Oemler. author of "Truck Farming fol-
the South" Doctor Oemler kills off the
Cut-worms before the plants appear
| Upon his watermelon fields he sets poi
son traps at about fifteen feet apart
each way. The straps are cabbage Oh
| turnip leaves, which have been moistcn.
ed on the concave side, and then busted
with mixture of Paris-green will
| twenty parts of flour. These leaves
are placed over the fields, poisoned side
down, at the distances above stated, be-
fore the plants appear.
Money In Breeding Good Horses.
The best horses in the world for light
service are bred in the United States
indeed, il may be said that this country
yields a better class of horses for all
work than does any other on the globe
| but beyond all question our road horses
are signally superior to those of any
other land.
There is money, good substantial
| money. nor that in small quantity, In
breeding horses well. with fixed END
in view. Every farmer has, or may
have. a good mare; it may be not one
| of great intrinsic value, but mare OF
good points, well-spirited, good on the
road, well modelled as dam, with room
to carry and ability to nourish her foal
This mare is capable Of doing good ser
vice in breeding. equal with that sht
renders in other labors for her owner.
The farmers aim should be the pro
duction Of the best foal possible, be
cause ii costs no more to raise a go0t
than apoor colt, and there is no econo
my in using cheap or cOnvenien
stallion, when "a first-class one, of II
blood lines and high quality can be has
for little extra trouble and littl
more money. Let our readers estimat